By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper says he will sign the first budget from the General Assembly since he took office in 2017. The announcement came in a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, and before the first…
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Like much of the nation, North Carolina has a civics and history crisis. Yet, it may be even worse than thought in North Carolina after a Fordham Institute study gave the state a “D-”…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – In a press conference Monday afternoon, Republican state senators presented a state budget proposal they say is grounded in North Carolina’s strong fiscal position after a decade of prudent budgeting. The Senate proposes returning…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – As state budget negotiations get down to the fine details, with an extra $6 billion in over-collected tax revenue on the table, Republicans are moving forward with another conservative spending plan to make key…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – With the end of the state’s fiscal year just three weeks away, the N.C. House and Senate have reached a deal for the next budget. After weeks of closed negotiations, N.C. Senate and…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – Leaders of the North Carolina High School Athletics Association (NCHSAA) are scheduled to testify before the newly created, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Interscholastic Athletic an investigative committee formed to examine…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 — to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen schools, even as students — parents, too…
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – With evidence mounting that schools can operate safely amid COVID-19, the General Assembly will soon consider a bill that would require North Carolina classrooms to be open for in-person instruction. The legislation, expected to…
By Johnny Kampis Raleigh, NC – When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic. One of lawmakers’ first order of business, according to Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, will be to pass legislation handling…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper won a second term. But he had no coattails. Republicans picked up four seats in the state House and lost only one state Senate seat. With Cooper officially a lame duck,…